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Boquet Forks Trail - High Water Route

Boquet Forks Trail - High Water Route is a half-mile alternate path that bypasses stream crossings when Boquet River runs too high to ford safely. Maintained by NYSDEC; used primarily in spring runoff or after heavy rain.

Length
0.5 mi
Operator
Network
Difficulty
Easy hiking
§ Trail details
Surface
Ground
Visibility
bad
From OpenStreetMap. Surface + access tags vary by trail.
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Elevation profile
Max 1,522 ftMin 1,381 ftNet gain 141 ft
1,522 ft1,381 ft0 mi0.1 mi0.3 mi0.4 mi0.5 mi
§ Closest essentials

Nearest, each within 25 miles

Coffee
Old Mountain Coffee Company
6.4 mi away
Restaurant
Noon Mark Diner
6.4 mi away
General store
Elizabethtown Thrift Shop
9.0 mi away
Shelter
Bouquet Lean-To
3.0 mi away
§ Nearby Points of Interest
Peaks (12)
Lakes & ponds (36)
Trails (24)
Shelters (1)
  • Johns Brook Lodge8.1 mi
Lean-tos (80)
  • Lost Pond/Biesemeyer Lean-To10.3 mi
  • High Peaks Lean-To3.1 mi
  • Howard Lean-to7.9 mi
  • Beaver Point #213.3 mi
  • Calamity Lean-to13.9 mi
  • Flowed Lands Lean-to13.8 mi
  • Herbert Brook Lean-to13.6 mi
  • Cedar Point Lean-to13.3 mi
Primitive campsites (191)
  • Unnamed campsite0.1 mi
  • Unnamed campsite0.2 mi
  • Unnamed campsite0.3 mi
  • Lillypad Pond campsite0.9 mi
  • Round Pond Campsite #11.2 mi
  • NYS DEC1.2 mi
  • NYS DEC1.3 mi
  • NYS DEC1.3 mi
§ Nearby parking

181 parking areas

Closest parking lots within range, ranked by walking distance. Accessibility flags come from Google verified-data; surface and capacity from OpenStreetMap. Confirm hours and seasonal closures before you go.

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